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Asylum seeker sleeping under boat on Kent beach and trying to flee Britain

Asylum seeker sleeping under boat on Kent beach and trying to flee Britain

An asylum seeker who has resorted to sleeping under a rowing boat on a Kent beach is warning others: “Don’t come here - the system is broken.”

Man jailed after more than £2,000 worth of meat stolen from M&S

Man jailed after more than £2,000 worth of meat stolen from M&S

A man has been jailed after meat was nabbed from a Marks and Spencer store.

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A Dunne deal as James departs

A Dunne deal as James departs

Manager Jake Leberl has explained the reasons for the departure of Dover club captain James Dunne.

Eight-week road closure planned ahead of launch of Fastrack bus route

Eight-week road closure planned ahead of launch of Fastrack bus route

An eight-week road closure is planned in three phases as part of works to complete a new zero-emission bus route.

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Man jailed after piloting boat carrying more than 70 people across Channel

Man jailed after piloting boat carrying more than 70 people across Channel

A man has been sentenced to 18-months behind bars for piloting boat across the Channel carrying more than 70 people – including his pregnant wife.

Sad farewell to legendary Kent journalist ‘Mr Dover’

Sad farewell to legendary Kent journalist ‘Mr Dover’

Tributes have poured in for a writer whose career spanned nine decades, who has died aged 94.

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Bankruptcy fears after council loses £3m for essential port checks

Bankruptcy fears after council loses £3m for essential port checks

A warning has been issued after a Kent council lost £3m in funding to carry out essential food checks at the Port of Dover.

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Road closed for emergency gasworks

Road closed for emergency gasworks

A road is set to remain shut for seven days while engineers carry out gas escape works.

Dunne switches Kent clubs

Dunne switches Kent clubs

Captain James Dunne has left Dover - for another team in Kent.

Awards for club’s finest

Awards for club’s finest

Dover Rowing Club have held their end-of-season prizegiving after a successful 2023.

£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

£20,000 in cash seized from pair trying to leave country

Cash totalling £20,280 has been forfeited by a man and woman who were unable to prove it had been lawfully earned.

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Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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Weekend win offers Whites hope

Weekend win offers Whites hope

Manager Jake Leberl admits it’s vital Dover build on a much-needed win in their unlikely National League South survival bid.

‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

MPs have raised fresh concerns over a new regime for checking imported food brought into the country just 22 miles from its port of entry.

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Primary school evacuated after gas leak

Primary school evacuated after gas leak

Pupils have been evacuated from a primary school following a gas leak.

Town’s ambulance station could be turned into flats

Town’s ambulance station could be turned into flats

An ambulance station put up for sale despite a community backlash could now be turned into flats.

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Man’s body found in car

Man’s body found in car

Police have confirmed a man’s body has been discovered in a car.

‘I want more of it!’

‘I want more of it!’

Boss Jake Leberl enjoyed a much-needed National League South win for Dover - and now wants more of the same.

‘Wet T-shirts and smoking indoors - Kent nights out were different in the 80s and 90s’

‘Wet T-shirts and smoking indoors - Kent nights out were different in the 80s and 90s’

There were some “electrifying” nights out in Kent back in the 1980s and 1990s, when people could still smoke indoors and celebrities came to town.

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Lorry driver jailed for trying to smuggle 22 people out of UK

Lorry driver jailed for trying to smuggle 22 people out of UK

A lorry driver has been jailed for four years for trafficking charges after 22 people, including a child, were found in a lorry heading for France.

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